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8-Day Iceland Itinerary in August: South & North Iceland

A high-paced road trip across Iceland, starting from Keflavik, traversing the South coast, the East Fjords, Northern Iceland, and ending in the West/Reykjavik area. The itinerary includes major natural attractions like waterfalls, glaciers, volcanoes, and geothermal areas.

Expert-built 8 days · August High pace Self-drive · 4x4Iceland in August: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 8-day route for a real client's August trip: the Full Ring Road. It passed our checks for daily driving, highland roads and season, which is why it is one of the 177 expert-built plans in our Iceland itineraries.

The day-by-day plan below has every stop, with photos and what to see. Duplicate it to set your own dates, change the pace or swap stops; the original stays as the expert wrote it.

Trip highlights

  • Gullfoss
  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Geysir Geothermal Area
  • Skógafoss
  • Seljalandsfoss
  • Þingvellir National Park
  • Reynisfjara Beach
  • Gljúfrabúi

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

Open any day for the full plan — stops, drives, and where to stay.

  1. SouthDAY 1

    South

    4 stops2 hrsHella
  2. SouthDAY 2

    South

    7 stops1.5 hrsVik
  3. South-EastDAY 3

    South-East

    7 stops4 hrsSouth-East
  4. EastDAY 4

    East

    5 stops3 hrsEast
  5. NorthDAY 5

    North

    9 stops3.5 hrsAkureyri
  6. North/WestDAY 6

    North/West

    8 stops5.5 hrsHusafell
  7. WestDAY 7

    West

    5 stops0.5 hrsHusafell
  8. Reykjavik/ReykjanesDAY 8

    Reykjavik/Reykjanes

    8 stops3 hrsReykjavik/Reykjanes

Guides to the places on this route

Each stop below has a full guide on iceland-trip.com, our sister site written by the same team: how to get there, parking, seasons and what to expect.

Also on iceland-trip.com: Svínafellsjökull · Múlagljúfur Canyon · Fjallsárlón · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Stokksnes / Vestrahorn · Djúpivogur · Hengifoss · Vök Baths · Stuðlagil Canyon · Dimmuborgir · Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Complete Visitor Guide · Things to Do in Akureyri: Attractions, Museums and Local Experiences · Inside the Volcano · Husafell Canyon Baths · Vidgelmir Lava Cave · Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Visitor guide · Laugavegur Trail · Lake Kleifarvatn · Krýsuvík–Seltún Geothermal Area · Gunnuhver Hot Springs · Lake Myvatn · Reykjavik

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